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| Address | Kirchenallee 39 20099Hamburg |
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| Coordinates | 53°33′15.5″N10°0′31.9″E / 53.554306°N 10.008861°E /53.554306; 10.008861 |
| Public transit | Hauptbahnhof Nord |
| Owner | Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg |
| Type | Theatre |
| Capacity | 1192 |
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| Opened | 1901 |
| Architect | Fellner & Helmer |
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TheDeutsches Schauspielhaus, sometimes referred to as theHamburg Schauspielhaus orHamburg Theatre, is a theatre in theSt. Georg quarter of the city ofHamburg, Germany
The Deutsches Schauspielhaus was co-founded by stage actressFranziska Ellmenreich.[1] It was designed by Austrian architectsFellner & Helmer, built between 1899 and 1900,[2] and opened its doors in 1901.[3]
The theatre was renovated in 2013/2014.[3]
In May 2010The Infernal Comedy – Confessions of a Serial Killer, written by American actorJohn Malkovich[4] and directed byMichael Sturminger [de], was performed at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus,[5] with Malkovich starring. This was anoperatic production, about the life of the Austrian serial killerJack Unterweger.[4]
| Years | Theatre managers |
| 1901–1910 | Alfred Freiherr von Berger |
| 1910–1913 | Carl Hagemann |
| 1913–1918 | Max Grube |
| 1918–1926 | Paul Eger |
| 1926–1928 | Ernst Ziegel |
| 1928–1932 | Hermann Röbbeling |
| 1932–1945 | Karl Wüstenhagen |
| 1945–1946 | Rudolf Külus |
| 1946–1948 | Arthur Hellmer |
| 1948–1955 | Albert Lippert |
| 1955–1963 | Gustaf Gründgens |
| 1963–1968 | Oscar Fritz Schuh |
| 1968 | Egon Monk |
| 1968–1969 | Gerhard Hirsch |
| 1969–1970 | Hans Lietzau |
| 1970–1971 | Rolf Liebermann |
| 1972–1979 | Ivan Nagel |
| 1979–1980 | Günter König andRolf Mares |
| 1980–1985 | Niels-Peter Rudolph |
| 1985–1989 | Peter Zadek |
| 1989–1991 | Michael Bogdanov |
| 1991–1993 | Gerd Schlesselmann |
| 1993–2000 | Frank Baumbauer |
| 2000–2005 | Tom Stromberg |
| 2005–2010 | Friedrich Schirmer |
| 2010–2013 | Jack F. Kurfess (acting) |
| since 2013 | Karin Beier |
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